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Nathan H. Gartner, Professor & Head; B.S., M.S., Sc.D. ° UMass Lowell is quality, hands-on ; in a recent (Technion, Israel) UML CEE Alumni survey, 96% said they felt they were as well or Environmental better trained than their colleagues from other universities. Clifford J. Bruell, Professor & Coordinator, Environmental ° UML’s Civil & Environmental Engineering is committed to Studies Graduate Program; B.S. (Lowell Tech. Inst.), M.S. student-friendly, quality teaching; classes in the Department are (U. Lowell), Ph.D. (U. Conn) taught by the full time faculty, and class sizes are small. Kenneth Y. Lee, Assistant Professor, B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E., Ph.D. ° UMass Lowell is value; for 2006-07, tuition, fees, room & (Univ. of California Irivine) board for in-state full-time undergrad students is only $14,964 for Civil & Jackie Xiaoqi Zhang, Associate Professor, B.S. (Tongji, Shang- 2 semesters, one of the lowest programs in hai), M.S.(Tsinghua, Beijing), Ph.D. (Cincinnati) New England (tuition & fees - $8,444 in-state, $19,714 out-of- Geotechnical state). Environmental Pradeep Kurup, Professor; B.S. (Kerala U., India), M.Tech. ° Extensive need and merit-based scholarships are (I.I.T., Madras), Ph.D. (L.S.U.), P.E. available, including the College of Engineering’s innovative Samuel G. Paikowsky, Professor; B.S., M.S. (Technion, Israel), Scholar Intern program, where qualified incoming undergrads Engineering Sc.D. (M.I.T.) receive a renewable entrance scholarship plus winter and John M. Ting, Professor & Dean of Engineering; B.Eng. (McGill summer internships from area companies. U.), M.S. (California Inst. Technology), Sc.D. (M.I.T.), P.E. ° Student satisfaction is high with the UML CEE program; in a Structural recent Alumni survey, 94% of responding Civil alumni said they Susan Faraji, Professor; B.S. (Arya-Mehr U. Tech), M.S. would recommend UMass Lowell to their siblings, family and (Northeastern), Ph.D. (UMass Amherst) friends. Oguz Gunes, Assistant Professor, B.S. (M.E.T.U., Ankara, ° UMass Lowell is the only public-assisted, ABET-accredited Turkey), M.S., PhD. (M.I.T.) engineering program in the Boston , only 30 Donald G. Leitch, Professor & Departmental Executive Officer; miles from downtown Boston, with commuter rail directly from B.S. (Lehigh), M.S. (U. Colorado), P.E. Lowell to North Station. Transportation ° UMass Lowell means business! A Minor in Business Nathan H. Gartner, Professor & Head; B.S., M.S., Sc.D. Administration for Civil & Environmental is available (Technion, Israel) with a focused program of study and 3 additional courses. Chronis Stamatiadis, Associate Professor & Graduate ° UMass Lowell is a great place to start. CEE Graduates Coordinator; B.S. (Aristotelian U. Thessaloniki), M.S., Ph.D. have gone on to senior management positions in major (Michigan State) corporations, formed their own engineering firms, gone on to Emeritus/Adjunct Professors: Sal Capobianco (P.E.), John some of the world’s most prestigious graduate schools. Fitzgerald (P.E.), Nabil Hourani (P.E.), William B. Moeller ° UMass Lowell has service projects. UML is developing (Ph.D.), Stephen Smith (P.E.). domestic and foreign service projects and is planning on infusing Service Learning throughout its undergraduate curriculum. “I am grateful for the education I have from UML – I feel prepared for a masters program I am attending in the fall and almost all my fellow classmates have found jobs in engineering fields and are already preparing for their first day at work.” Diana Timpson BS ‘05 (UML ), MEng. ‘06 (Cornell) Boston’s Zakim –Oil painting by Alix Porras (alixart.com) KPFF Consulting Engineers, Seattle

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Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Massachusetts One University Avenue, Lowell MA 01854 (978) 934-2280 C FAX (978) 934-3052 For more information, visit our web site at Prof. Nathan H. Gartner, Department Head Introduction to Engineering Lab Environmental Lab civil.uml.edu Request or download our Student Handbook! Civil & Environmental Why come to UMass Lowell for Civil Programs of Study Engineering and Environmental Engineering? Bachelor of in Civil Engineering

k UMass Lowell prepares you for an engineering career in local ˜ 128 credits of primarily daytime courses Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline that ˜ thorough & rigorous training in the science, engineering and encompasses many specialty areas including environmental, , consulting firms, state and federal research and regulatory agencies technology required for the practice of Civil & Environmen- structural, geotechnical, transportation, water resources, and tal Engineering . Civil engineers design and supervise the Careers include structural, bridge & design, highway and transportation design & planning, environmental impact ˜ emphasis on hands-on experimental, computer-based and construction, operation, and renewal of , , buildings, classical methods of analysis and design airports, , dams, and water supply systems. assessment, planning, design & remediation, construction supervision. ˜ training suitable for entrance into the practice of Environmental engineering specialty deals with local and engineering as well as graduate studies worldwide environmental issues such as water and air pollution Recent grads are working at Mass Highway Dept., E.P.A., Stone & Webster, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FAA, GZA ˜ Minor in Business Administration available with focused control, waste water treatment, hazardous-, program of study for Civil & Environmental Engineering; and global warming. GeoEnvironmental, CDM, Modern Continental and many state & federal agencies, consulting and contracting requires total of 3 additional courses Employment companies in New England. ˜ Minor in Computer Science possible with focused program As the largest engineering community, civil engineers held about and a total of 3 additional courses 237,000 jobs in 2004†. Over 40% are employed in firms k UMass Lowell gives you the technical training & flexible ˜ Minor in available with additional 3 courses providing architectural and engineering services, more than 30% problem-solving skills that are valued in other ; are in federal, state, and local government agencies, and the graduates have gone on to careers in law, financial Master of Science in Civil Engineering construction industry is accounted for most of the remaining analysis, software development, business ˜ all graduate courses available during evening hours employment. Nearly 7% of all civil engineers are self-employed, UML Civil Alumni include: Senior Vice President, AOL ˜ 30 credits of courses which can include an optional 3 credit many as consultants. Vice President, Chase Manhattan Corp project or 6 credit thesis Job Outlook Senior Vice President, Duke Energy ($29B assets) ˜ specializations exist in each of the main areas within Civil & Spurred by the population growth, aging infrastructure, increased Vice President, Marsh McLennan ($7B securities co.) Environmental Engineering Vice President, Jacobs Engineering ($4B annual revenue) emphasis infrastructure and security, and environmental nd concerns, demand for civil and environmental engineers is Vice President, Allied Waste (2 largest in world) BS/MS in Civil Engineering expected to increase in the future. Between 2004-20014, the Vice President, URS Greiner Woodward Clyde ˜ academically qualified undergraduates (cum GPA > 3.0) may enroll in a special 5 year BS/MS program which allows projected growth in numbers were estimated as 9-17% for civil k UMass Lowell helps you upgrade your engineering for up to 6 credits of graduate level course work to be used engineers and higher than 27% for environmental engineers. qualifications - at UML or in graduate engineering programs for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Earnings elsewhere. ˜ extra graduate courses taken while an undergraduate Median annual earnings of civil engineers was $64,230 in 2004. Recent grads have successfully gone on to Civil Engineering (which are not otherwise needed for graduation) may be According to a 2005 salary survey by the National Association of graduate programs at M.I.T., U.C. Berkeley, Rensselaer transferred towards the graduate degree Colleges and Employers, bachelor’s degree candidates in civil Polytechnic Institute, Cornell, U. Illinois. engineering received starting offers averaging $43,680 a year. k UMass Lowell helps you make a difference in the world! - Master of Science in Environmental Studies recent graduates include the NSPE 2002 National Young ˜ open to individuals with degrees in technology, physical “The education I received at UML allowed me to choose whatever path I wanted after graduating: from of the Year, who worked with infrastructure or biology development in Ecuador & Haiti; project-based ˜ 30 credits of evening courses (thesis optional) pursuing a Ph.D. at MIT to pursuing job offers. Over opportunities will exist for student projects in developing the four years at UML, I learned not only about nations through the new Service Learning Initiative in the Doctoral Programs

engineering, but about myself – really an invaluable College of Engineering; there is an existing Graduate ˜ Doctor of Engineering

experience.” Certificate in Sustainable Infrastructure for Developing ˜ Ph.D. in (Environmental Studies) Mary McCormick BS ‘06 (UML ), MS ‘08 (Tufts) Nations. Co-op Program 2006-07 Yearly Tuition and Fees ˜ Flexible co-op program allows course credit for relevant engineering experience. ˜ fulltime undergrad $8,444/yr ($19,714 out-of-state) ˜ fulltime undergrad including dorm + meals $14,964 ˜ grad students $1,338/course ($2,636/course out-of state)

“We look to UMass Lowell every year for bachelor's and master's level engineers, and each year we add new graduates to our staff. We have been consistently pleased with the results, and are proud to say that UMass Lowell has helped GZA succeed in our business.” Civil engineering candidates at a site visit Testing a concrete beam, Materials lab lab - Bill Hadge, Principal, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Newton.

† Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 Ed., U.S. DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics.